I work 9am-5pm mon-fri... I was told today that I am only entitled to half an hour's break, I thought it was suppose to be an hour... does anyone know for certain? Any references to any employeement law pages maybe?
2006-09-15 01:34:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Minimum 30 mins, Max 1 hour.
2006-09-15 01:41:49 · answer #1 · answered by Hazza 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, i have done some searching, hope i found the answer...
quote:
Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks work-time that must be paid. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly and unambiguously communicated to the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished.
Bona fide meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable.
ps: would have been nice to know where you live, because in the UK its the other way around, there you are intitled to have a lunch break... hope i guessed it well... good day:)
2006-09-15 01:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by VeronicaB 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Me the same, It's all perfectly legal, depends on how many hours your contracted to! 37 a week like me means you can have your 30 min lunch and still get of home at 5, if you had an hour you would be there till 5:30 so look on the bright side!!
2006-09-15 01:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by hully genius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the first poster stated the working time directive gives us 20 Min's per 6 hours worked. But the employer doesn't need to pay you during your breaks so worth double checking that too.
2006-09-15 01:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by e404pnf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The regulations give you a right to one rest break during your working day. A lunch or coffee break can count as your rest break. Additional breaks might be given by your contract of employment. There's no statutory right to 'smoking breaks'.
If you're an adult worker (ie over 18), you'll normally have the right to a 20 minute rest break if you're expected to work for more than six hours at a stretch
2006-09-15 01:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have checked this out on the first day you started. With a half-hour lunch break, you will work 7.5 hours a day, making 37.5 a week - pretty generous hours actually. It's unlikely for a 9-to-5 it'd be 1 hour - that's more normal on 9 to 5.30 jobs.
We work here from 8 to 4.30 (3.30 on Fridays), with half-hour lunch - that's a 39 hour week, more typical in my industry.
2006-09-19 00:28:13 · answer #6 · answered by cuddles_gb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get an hours break a day, but that could be half hour lunch with two 15 minutes break, or the whole hour, The uk law is you should not work any longer than four hours without a break.
2006-09-15 01:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you work for over 6 hours, you are entitled to a 20 minute break. Anything other than that depends on what your contract says. I can't find a webpage currently, sorry.
2006-09-15 01:50:13 · answer #8 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked from 8 to 5 at a former job, and we only got 45 minutes! Oh, except for the boss, his wife, and his kids (they all worked there!). They were entitled to much longer lunch breaks. But I always thought 45 minutes for that many hours was crappy.
2006-09-15 01:43:40 · answer #9 · answered by danika1066 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check your contract.
Working time directive says a 20 minute break every 6 hours.
2006-09-15 01:37:08 · answer #10 · answered by Smiler 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋